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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-184

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 24 September 1942, at Quincy Barge Builder, Quincy, IL.
  • Delivered in three section, 6 October 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. for assembly
  • Launched, at Mare Island Navy Yard, 20 October 1942
  • Placed in service, date unknown, ENS. C. A. Nowlen, USNR, in command (May 1945)
  • During World War II LCT(5)-184 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater :
    LCT Flotilla Fourteen, LCDR. A . Z. Kouri, USNR;
     LCT Group Forty, LTjg. C. A. Riddle Jr., USNR; and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Eastern New Guinea operations
    Lae occupation, 4 and 16 September 1943     		Bismarck Archipelago operation
    Arawe, New Britain, 19 to 20 December 1943
    Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 26 to 27 December 1943
  • LCT(5)-184 also serviced at Ulithi and Peleliu in November 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 20 1946
  • LCT(5)-184 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk destroyed, 1 April 1946
    Specifications:
    Displacement 285 t.(fl)
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 6"
    max.navigational 3' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    10 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 2 1/2"
    gun shields 2"
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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